International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2021.[6] It was the eighth year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 2022 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen was the seventh of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2022 by IMSA , and it was the third of four rounds held as part of the Michelin Endurance Cup (MEC).[7] The race was held at the eleven-turn 3.450mi (5.552km)Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on June 26, 2022.[8]
On June 16, 2022, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the event. In DPi, the Acura ARX-05 received a 10 kilogram weight increase while the Cadillac DPi-V.R received a 15 kilogram weight break. In GTD Pro and GTD, the Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 received a 10 kilogram weight increase and a fuel capacity increase of 3 liters. The Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 got a fuel capacity increase of 1 liter while the McLaren 720S GT3 got a fuel capacity reduction of 2 liters.[9]
There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Sunday; one on Friday and one on Saturday. The first session on Friday afternoon ran for 90 minutes while the second session on Saturday morning lasted 105 minutes.[21]
Qualifying
Saturday's afternoon qualifying was broken into three sessions, with one session for the DPi and LMP2, LMP3, GTD Pro and GTD classes, which lasted for 15 minutes each, and a ten minute interval between the sessions.[21] The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars, with the Pro-Am (LMP2/LMP3/GTD) classes requiring a Bronze/Silver Rated Driver to qualify the car. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put DPis ahead of the LMP2, LMP3, GTD Pro, and GTD cars.[22]
Qualifying results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡.
1 The No. 36 Andretti Autosport entry was moved to the back of the LMP3 field as per Article 40.1.4 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).[22]
Race
Post-Race
Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor retook the lead of the DPi Drivers' Championship while Blomqvist and Jarvis dropped from first to second.[25] The final results of LMP2 meant Farano took the lead of the Drivers' Championship while Hedman and Montoya dropped from first to second. Dalziel and Merriman dropped from second to fourth.[25] The final results of LMP3 meant Bennett and Braun took the lead of theDrivers' Championship while Grist and Balogh dropped from first to second. Robinson and Fraga advanced from sixth to third while Barbosa and Wilsey dropped from third to fourth.[25] The final results of GTD Pro meant Campbell and Jaminet further increased their gap to 98 points as Ben Barnicoat took over second position.[25] The result kept McAleer atop the GTD Drivers' Championship with 1765 points, 5 points ahead of Hardwick and Heylen.[25] Porsche and BMW continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Acura took the lead of the DPi Manufactures' Championship.[25] PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, Pfaff Motorsports, and Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports kept their respective advantages in the Teams' Championships. Wayne Taylor Racing and CORE Autosport became the leaders of their respective class Teams' Championships with five rounds remaining.[25]
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